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The 2022
Teltscher Trophy
Hosted by the Northern
Ireland Bridge Union
La Mon Hotel & Country Club
Castlereagh, Belfast
20 - 22 May 2022
The Teltscher Trophy
Brief History
The Senior Camrose was inaugurated in 2008 when Patrick Jourdain persuaded
Bernard Teltscher to sponsor the event for the first five years.
Each nation provided a team and Bernard was allowed a team of his own, known
variously as "Patron's Team" "England 2" and "Great Britain". The early matches were
organised by Sandra Claridge in Oxford and featured Tony Priday in the Patron's
team.
Bernard in fact sponsored the event for six years. Then sponsors from the home
nations stepped in starting with Northern Ireland who invited Bernard to play one
more time as Great Britain. The following year the event was played in Ireland with an
Irish sponsor. Then Bernard returned for one more appearance as English sponsor in
2016.
Bernard's team won the weekend twice. However, since they did not represent a
Home Nation, the team was not allowed to 'own' the Trophy. On both occasions
Scotland finished second and were declared Senior Camrose winners.
Since 2017 there has been a second team from the home nation but the tradition of
sponsorship has faded and the format of the event is very similar to the other
Camrose series. England has won the Trophy 6 times; Scotland 4 times (twice
coming second behind the Patron); Ireland 3 times and Wales once.
Many thanks to Liz Magowan for providing the above information. Congratulations to
Liz on being appointed Chairperson of Bridge Great Britain (BGB).
2022 Teltscher Trophy
hosted by
The Northern Ireland Bridge Union
Welcome to Northern Ireland
Bridge Great Britain and the Northern Ireland Bridge Union extend to all a warm
welcome to the Teltscher Trophy.
The venue is the La Mon Hotel and Country Club, a superb family owned 4 Star Hotel
located 15 minutes from Belfast city centre yet nestled away in the countryside. There
is a Vugraph theatre for spectators to watch the action live whilst listening to expert
and instructive commentary.
Officials
Match Manager Helen Hall
Assistant Match Manager Anne Hassan
Director in Charge Fearghal O’Boyle
Assistant Director Mairead Basquille
RealBridge BroadcastingTeam
Liz Scott (Organiser), Ken Hammond, Joan Baird, Sandie Millership, Ian Lindsay, Anne
Fitzpatrick, Paul Porteous, Norma Irwin, Toni Sproule, Ray Tully, Jim McGilly and
William Dukelow.
Refreshments
Refreshments for players and officials will be served in the Milford Suite at the
following times:
Friday 17:30 Buffet Meal
Saturday 14:30 Light Lunch
20:30 Dinner
Sunday 14:30 Light Lunch
20:00 Reception and Dinner
2022 TELTSCHER TROPHY MATCH SCHEDULE
FRIDAY TABLE 1 TABLE 2 TABLE 3
Friday 17.30 Buffet Dinner
Match 1A 19.00–21.10 Scotland v N Ireland v England v
Wales NIBU Ireland
Match 1B 21.25–23.35 Scotland v N Ireland v England v
Wales NIBU Ireland
SATURDAY
Match 2A 10.00–12.10 Ireland v England v Wales v
N Ireland Scotland NIBU
Match 2B 12.25–14.35 Ireland v England v Wales v
N Ireland Scotland NIBU
Lunch
Match 3A 15.20–17.30 NIBU v Wales v N Ireland v
Ireland England Scotland
Match 3B 17.45–19.55 NIBU v Wales v N Ireland v
Ireland England Scotland
20.30 Buffet Meal
SUNDAY
Match 4A 10.00–12.10 England v Ireland v NIBU v
N Ireland Wales Scotland
Match 4B 12.25–14.35 England v Ireland v NIBU v
N Ireland Wales Scotland
Lunch
Match 5A 15.20–17.30 Wales v NIBU v Scotland v
N Ireland England Ireland
Match 5B 17.45–19.55 Wales v NIBU v Scotland v
N Ireland England Ireland
20.30 Reception & prize-giving dinner
The team printed first in the schedule sits North-South in the Open Room and East-
West in the Closed Room throughout the match.
In the first stanza, the Captain of the second-named team nominates his pairs first; in
the second stanza the first-named Captain nominates first.
The Teltscher Trophy Format The Teltscher Trophy comprises six teams, the sixth team being fielded, in rotation, by the country hosting the final weekend. In 2022 Northern Ireland fields two teams, one as “Northern Ireland” the other as “NIBU”. Five head-to-head matches of 32 boards in 16-board stanzas, the 2 teams from Northern Ireland play against each other in the first match. Teams consist of a maximum of 6 players. The team printed first in the schedule sits North-South in the Open Room and East-West in the Closed Room throughout the match. Seating rights alternate between the two teams. In the first stanza the Captain of the second-named team nominates his/her pairs first; in the second stanza the first- named Captain nominates first. Systems and Conventions The Teltscher Trophy is considered to be a “Category 2” event as defined within the World Bridge Federation Systems Policy. Public presentation In any one session, three matches are in progress. The play in each match is broadcast on the internet via RealBridge and selected matches are shown in the Viewing Theatre. The other option for spectators is to watch live in the Open Room. Spectators are subject to the regulations set out below. Entry to the Closed Room is prohibited. Smoking and Alcohol Please note that smoking is not permitted anywhere in the hotel. In addition the consumption of alcohol is not permitted in the playing areas. Mobile Phones Mobile phones and electronic devices capable of communication must be switched off in the playing area and be visible at the table at all times. Any player leaving the playing table prior to completion of the session must leave his mobile phone and electronic devices at the table. Spectators in the Vugraph theatre are requested to ensure that mobile phones are switched off.
Regulations for Open Room Spectators
You may watch the players live in the Open Room provided you observe the following
rules:
• A spectator may not enter the Open Room while play is in progress. This also
applies even if a match has started before the advertised starting time.
• If a spectator leaves the Open Room while play is in progress, he may not return
until the play session (i.e. the match) has been completed.
• During play in the Open Room spectators must refrain from mannerisms or
remarks and must not converse with a player or display any reaction to bidding or
play.
• Spectators are permitted to observe the cards of one player only.
• A spectator should be seated behind a single player and may not get up to walk
round the table or seek to look at the cards of any other player.
• Spectators are not permitted to sit where they can see the screen of the BBO
operator covering the internet match.
• Spectators may not draw attention to any irregularity or mistake nor speak on any
question except by request of the Director.
• The Director in Charge and/or the Match Manager is empowered to control the
presence of spectators, individually or collectively.
• Under no circumstances may a member of the audience enter the Closed Room.
The Teams
Northern Ireland
Alan Sharp & Brian McDowell; Diane & David Greenwood;
Michael Coffey & John Lavery; NPC Alan Hill
Alan Sharp & Brian McDowell
Alan taught history at Ulster University for forty years, retiring as
Provost of its Coleraine campus in 2009. He continues to write about
peace-making and international diplomacy after the First World War.
He was heavily involved with British University sport for over three
decades and retains a keen interest in student sport at a local, national
and international level. His retirement plans included improving his bridge and
depleting his wine cellar, neither has proved particularly successful but, like his daily
walks with his wife Jen, Buddy the border terrier and Rosie the retriever, they
represent sources of great pleasure. He is a past President of the NIBU and has
represented Ulster and Northern Ireland with Brian McDowell and his previous partner,
the late Antony Alcock. This will be his fourth Teltscher trophy appearance.
Brian retired many years ago having spent all his life in IT; the last 30
years as Head of Management Information and Director of Computing at
Ulster University. His interests are mainly in bridge and wine – he
organises Wine Appreciation courses for his local U3A. He also enjoys
Nordic walking on beaches and in forests on the beautiful Causeway
Coast where he lives. He is Chairman of his local bridge club and has provided assistance
to the NIBU by developing a new website and in establishing an infrastructure to
facilitate NIBU and its affiliated clubs in providing competitive events during lockdown.
He was International Match Manager for NIBU for five years, organising Home
International matches hosted by the union. He has played and captained Northern
Ireland in Camrose and Teltscher matches over a number of years. Brian lives in
Portstewart with his wife of 55 years and has three children and six grandchildren all
living in England.
Diane & David Greenwood
Diane is married to David, an ex EBU international player and was
previously married to Brian Senior, also an EBU international player.
She is a big animal lover and very attached to her rescue greyhound
called Joey. She has represented Ireland at Ladies International level
on many occasions and has also represented Northern Ireland in the
Home International series many times, with many different partners (I
wonder why?). Diane has had many interesting jobs including working for 21 years for
Ulster Television, water surveyor, teacher in South Africa and EBU teaching course
qualified bridge teacher in Northern Ireland at all levels.
In her spare time (not much of it) Diane enjoys working as a gardening volunteer at
her local park, Antrim Castle Gardens. She is treasurer of this group and they recently
were awarded the Queen’s Award for Volunteers.
David is a retired Financial Adviser. He has represented Ireland on a number of occasions, and has played in 5 Camrose matches with his wife Diane. His partnership with Rex has been the bedrock of the N Ireland Camrose team for many years. He is the only member of the team to have won the Camrose (albeit playing for England at the time!) Michael Coffey & John Lavery Michael recently retired from AIB Group after 47 years’ service where he spent most of his career in IT. He has seen the evolution of the PC from the original 286 Technology to the current Virtual Cloud equivalent. A native of Kenmare County Kerry he studied at Trinity College Dublin and also has a Masters Degree from University of Ulster. He moved to Northern Ireland in the late 1970’s where he became interested in the game of Bridge thanks to a former bank colleague Aiden Fitzgerald (RIP). He claims to be the only "Kerryman" to represent Northern Ireland in the Camrose, (or any other sport) which he has done on numerous occasions primarily with John Lavery (The Bishop) and more recently with Fergal O’Shea from Co Cork. Michael is also a keen Golfer and is a member of Belvoir Park Golf Club Belfast. He has a keen interest in all sports, Gaelic Football and Rugby to mention a few. Since lock down he has become an avid follower of T20 Cricket. John has represented Northern Ireland on numerous occasions in both The Camrose and Teltscher all with long time bridge partner Mick. Since retirement He has spent His time looking after His two favourite Paddy's - (His wife Patricia and Bookmaker Paddy Power.) He doesn't tell who gets the most attention. NPC Alan Hill Alan, a retired University Lecturer, has been NPC of the Lady Milne team several times in the last few years but this is his first outing with a Teltscher team. However, his association with Home Internationals goes back many years to the days of ‘Referees’ and he has much experience over the years as a TD (gaining a grade B at the EBL TD course in Antalya). He was Jt. Hon. Sec. of the IBU for several years and has been President of both the NIBU and the IBU. He enjoys reading – mostly thrillers – gardening and watching cricket and rugby. A recent convert to Wordle he also enjoys Killer Sudoku.
NIBU
Michael McFaul & Michael O’Kane; Ian Hamilton & Howard Kent-Webster; Clare
Watson & Heather Hill; NPC Harold Curran
Michael McFaul & Michael O’Kane
Michael McFaul is a retired Chief Librarian and present Secretary
of the Northern Ireland Bridge Union. He writes a monthly column
for the Irish Bridge Journal to which he has contributed many
humorous articles over the last 40 years. Michael has played on
the team that represented Northern Ireland at the 2014
Commonwealth Bridge event and 2020 Camrose & Teltscher
trophies. He has previously acted as NPC for the Teltscher team and Camrose teams.
Michael O’Kane is a retired solicitor from Downpatrick with a keen
interest in horseracing. He says he is a past everything in the NIBU
but has now opted for an easier life. He has played in the Camrose
on a number of occasions.
Ian Hamilton & Howard Kent-Webster
Ian is a retired GP and Occupational Physician living in Belfast. As
well as bridge he enjoys cricket, being Fixture Secretary for his
club, and a League Secretary for the Northern Cricket Union. He
follows England home abroad when he can. He spends a lot of time
running NIBU simultaneous pairs, plus other NIBU duties, including
being Masterpoint Secretary. He has previously played with
Hastings Campbell in the Teltscher, plus has several Camrose caps, with four different
partners, including his brother. This is his first outing with Howard.
Although Howard was born in England, he is proud to hold an Irish
passport. A retired BP executive living in Exeter Devon, he enjoys
playing golf and spending time with his family. Howard started
playing bridge at an early age but It is only recently that he has
become involved in the game in Northern Ireland. He met his
Teltscher partner Ian Hamilton through Ian’s brother Willie who is
also a member of Howard’s local bridge club in Exeter. Ian and
Howard have played regularly in competitions in England and Northern Ireland in the
last decade. This is Howard’s first Teltscher.
Clare Watson & Heather Hill Clare is happily retired after a working life in Education. Her interests apart from bridge are keeping fit, walking and socialising. She has played many times on the Lady Milne Team however this is her first time playing in the Teltscher. Her partnership with Heather Hill is long standing. Clare is looking forward to playing face to face as bridge is hopefully returning to more normal times. Heather is a retired Maths teacher who still works for her local exam board both as reviser and team leader for A level maths. Her other interests include travel - to Boise Idaho and Newcastle upon Tyne to spend time with grandchildren, cruising and city breaks in Europe. She also enjoys walking, yoga and doing cryptic crosswords. She has played Lady Milne a number of times with Clare but this is their first Teltscher Trophy. She has been particularly busy this year as she is Chairman of the NIBU. NPC Harold Curran Harold graduated from the University of Life and in doing so has acquired a healthy appetite for opposing authority of any kind. He began to compete in bridge during his mid-twenties and enjoyed six very successful years before stopping to spend time with his family and grow his business. Twenty-five years later he came back to the table and thoroughly enjoys indulging his bridge obsession!
Wales
Gary Jones & Paul Lamford; Peter Kaufmann & Alan Stephenson;
Gilly Clench & Dave Birt; NPC Simon Gottschalk
Gary Jones & Paul Lamford
Gary, with his son Dafydd, represented Wales in the Camrose home
internationals fourteen times between 2001 and 2011, including the
first Welsh series victory in 2011. He also played with Dafydd in the
2010 European Championships in Ostend, the 2012 Europeans in
Dublin and in the 2002 inaugural Commonwealth Nations
Championship held in Manchester, where they won the silver medal,
and the NEC Bridge Festival in Yokohama in 2003. During this period he also played in
the 2004 Senior Olympiad in Istanbul and the 2006 Senior Europeans in Warsaw, both
with Jim Luck.
Since 2013 Gary has represented Wales at ten further Camrose weekends in partnership
with Tim Rees, Paul Denning and Paul Lamford. He has played in four further
Commonwealth Championships in Melbourne (2006), Delhi (2010), Glasgow (winning
the Gold medal in 2014) and the Gold Coast (2018). He also represented Wales in the
2016 European Championships, with the late Patrick Jourdain, in 2018 and 2021 with
Paul Lamford and four times in the Teltscher Trophy (Senior Camrose), thrice with
Patrick and once with Paul Lamford.
Paul - I learned to play in Haverfordwest Grammar School in Wales,
After that I mainly played chess for many years, and competed in four
Olympiads and other team events in some exotic places; it was an
advantage to be Welsh as I would not have been selected for England.
Bridge and backgammon gradually replaced chess, and the former is
now my game of choice, partly because my wife Stefanie Rohan also
plays and has represented England Women. From time to time I return to backgammon,
which Stefanie also plays, and I won the British Championship a couple of times.
Bridge successes have been few, with the Singapore Pairs Championship, Monte Carlo
Pairs Championship and Chairman’s Cup in Sweden the only significant ones. In 2015 I
transferred back to Wales and have played a number of internationals with Gary Jones.
We have won the Welsh Premier League three times and played Camrose, Senior
Camrose and European and Commonwealth Championships.
Away from the bridge table, I compile sports odds, design games, and enjoy travel,
classical music (and my wife’s concerts), and all sport, particularly horse-racing and
football, games and puzzles. I have written a dozen books on games, including a couple
on bridge, and have also provided puzzles for The Times and Radio 4.Peter Kaufmann & Alan Stephenson Peter - I chose to play Cricket rather than Bridge between 1975 and 2000 despite being told by Imran Khan that I had the wrong lifestyle! I was born and spent most of my life in London pursuing various commercial and property interests. I was Chairman of Middlesex for several years in the Noughties, winning various National events including Crockfords before moving to North Wales in 2006 to look after my daughter’s estate. This is my third Seniors Camrose. Alan - Having spent a number of occasions as NPC of Wales Teams including Wales’ historic Camrose win which happened on home soil in Llandrindrod Wells in 2011, Alan decided to try his hand as a player, being selected to play for the WBU Team in last year’s Camrose after finishing as runners up in the pairs trials with Peter Kaufmann. This will be Alans fourth appearance in the Teltscher having played twice previously with Peter and once with Paul Denning. Alan is married to Krista a former Welsh Junior and Lady Milne International, they live near Wrexham. Having taken early retirement a few years ago as well as playing bridge and snooker, Alan spends a fair amount of time on the golf course. A few years ago Alan took on the role of CEO of the Welsh Bridge Union, but found it even harder than working full time. Gilly Clench & Dave Birt Gilly is more used to female bridge company, having made twenty appearances in the Lady Milne with almost as many different partners (no one can stand it for long - a testament to David's strength of character) - and just the one win. Most famous (notorious) for rude joke telling and inebriated singing, she is trying to settle down to grow old gracefully, but failing, fortunately. She is currently nursing a broken ankle, gained whilst careering completely out of control down some black run and is encouraged in any dangerous sport with her daughter Mel, who hopes to play more bridge some day when she has time. She knows far more than she should about building materials, plumbing and electrics, due to her little foray into property development, but gone are the days when she could produce a Top B in alt. (that's a high note in singing in case you are wondering). David is making his fourth Teltscher appearance and the second time with Gilly having previously played together in the 2018 WBU team. He has won most Welsh domestic competitions over the years, many with the late Geoff Evans, including the Welsh Cup, Cambria, Welsh Foursomes, Webber cup, Perry Shield. David will tell you that bridge with Gilly is never boring and always fun as she explores the outer reaches of bidding theory ! David is a Chartered Surveyor now working as a consultant with 4 day weekends and a proper lunch hour but lives only 2 doors down from the office so commuting relatively easy. His wife Anne has decided if you can`t beat them then join them and is much enjoying the game. Sadly neither daughter can be persuaded to the joys of bridge but David has hopes for the 4 grandchildren.
Simon Gottschalk NPC Whilst at university Simon invented the SPECTRUM CLUB bidding system which sadly failed to gain popularity (it was well ahead of its time!). More productively, Simon then spent the next 45 years working in the IT business starting out like so many, in ICL. From the mid 1980’s Simon has run his own company spanning a wide variety of roles in and around business systems and software development. Simon (born in Newport, Wales) continued his bridge career at London’s Young Chelsea Bridge club (1978-1994), progressing from SPECTRUM CLUB, via ACOL and ROMEX to VIKING PRECISION, and moved to Cowbridge in 1994 with partner Miriam and children Sophie & Danny. Over recent years Simon has been playing an increasing amount of bridge in a variety of locations. In 2021 Simon went as an “EBL Observer” to Iceland, is currently a Welsh “Selector” and on the committee at Cardiff Bridge club. This is Simon’s first foray into the dark art of being an NPC.
Ireland
Terry Walsh & Peter Goodman; Ranald Milne & BJ O’Brien;
Padraig O’Briain & Micheal O’Briain; NPC Derek Gorman
Terry Walsh & Peter Goodman
Terry, a career Civil Servant, worked as a systems analyst within the
computer section of the Department of Finance before moving to the
Public Expenditure division, working on Government budgets and
Departmental expenditure. He is recently retired, living opposite
Christchurch Cathedral and enjoying the amenities of Dublin city centre
with his wife Bríd, also a keen bridge player.
Peter is a former Camrose winner with Wales, now living in Dublin with
his Irish wife. Peter has won numerous Irish National titles and his other
successes include Spring Fours, Crockfords, Tollemarche, Brighton 4*
wins.
Ranald Milne & BJ O’Brien
Originally from England, Ranald moved to Dublin for work reasons in the
1980s, and quickly established himself on the local bridge scene. His most
notable partnerships have been with Joe MacHale initially, and BJ O’Brien
latterly. Known for his calm table presence and an affable and courteous
demeanour, Ranald has won all the major national competitions, and has
represented Ireland at both Open and Senior levels, including at the D’Orsi
Bowl (senior world championships) in China in 2019. He is also a very
well-regarded bridge teacher, who has inspired great devotion and loyalty among his
large body of students. He and Catherine recently left Dublin for the greener pastures
of county Clare, but thus far he has retained his Leinster allegiances.
B.J. likes to play bridge. Since the lockdown he has found several new
outlets where he can exercise his hobby - The Gloucestershire league, the
Welsh League, the Scottish League, the Northern Ireland League, and the
Polish Seniors International.
He won the latest edition of the Scottish League with his Teltscher partner
Ranald and Welsh teammates. “It is terrific to have had BBO and even
better now with RealBridge where you can see and talk to all at your table,
almost like the real thing"Padraig O’Briain & Micheal O’Briain Padraig is retired from half a lifetime wrestling with computers. His international bridge career began in 1972 when he played with his brother Micheal in the Junior European Championships in Delft. He played in a number of European Open Team championships with Tomas Roche and Peter Pigot as well as Micheal. He played with Micheal on the first Irish team to win the Camrose in 2005. Micheal has retired after a career as an actuary in the insurance industry. He lives in Dublin with his wife Marie. Amongst other activities they mind their children's dogs and cat on a regular basis! He plays golf frequently but unfortunately not as well as he would like! His first international cap was in the Junior European championships in Delft in 1972 partnering his brother Padraig. He has since represented Ireland on many occasions at Junior, Open and more recently Senior levels in the Camrose, Teltscher, European and world events and has been part of winning teams in the Camrose and Teltscher. Bridge has brought him to many interesting places including Turku Finland, Beijing, Chennai India and Wuhan! He looks forward to going to Madeira in 2022 if the Senior European Championship is eventually held! Derek Gorman NPC Derek is a recently retired HR Director. He played with Hugh McGann in his early international career, and in many national and international events with Terry Walsh over the last 25 years. With Terry they have enjoyed many national event wins including playing in the European Open Championships a number of years ago. Derek has also acted as NPC for the Irish Senior Team when they have played in several European and World Championships.
Scotland
Bob McPaul & Sandy Duncan; David Shenkin & Cameron McLatchie;
Harry Smith & Roy Bennett; NPC Anne Perkins
Bob McPaul & Sandy Duncan
Bob - this is my second Teltscher Trophy, the first being eight years ago.
Interestingly at the same venue. I have a different partner this year who
is kind enough to let me make all the errors. I am a retired Civil servant
since 2012 but still wake before the alarm clock every day, which, luckily,
I have set to mid-day. I first started playing bridge later than most, in
1981 when I was 29. I bumped into my sister at the same bridge class.
She went on to marry Barnet Shenkin while I ended up partnering Sandy
Duncan.
Sandy first represented Scotland in 1974 and has played in each decade
since. He played 3 times for Great Britain with Brian Short. He worked for
10 years in the US and when he returned to Scotland he was surprised to
still be third on the SBU master Point list! He is now retired in the Scottish
Borders. This is his first cap at Senior level.
David Shenkin & Cameron McLatchie
David is still working as a management consultant with most of his spare
time spent either playing bridge or playing golf. He started playing bridge
at the age of 13 when he was taught how to play the game by his father
who was a Scottish internationalist bridge player. David represented
Scotland in the Junior Camrose 6 times (with Cameron McLatchie in 1972
and 1973) and played for the British Junior team in a European teams
event in Copenhagen in 1974 winning a bronze medal.
Was NPC of the British team in the Maccabiah Games of 1985,1989 and
1993 – in each case the team won a medal - and played for the British Team in the
Maccabiah Games of 1997 winning a bronze medal.
Cameron started playing bridge while studying law in the mid-1960’s at
Glasgow University, pairing up initially with Barnett Shenkin, and
subsequently with the late Gerald Haase. After university, he paired up
with Derek Diamond, and eventually in 1972 with David Shenkin, who has
remained his partner for over 50 years. During these early years, he
represented Scotland in the Junior Camrose on several occasions, never
on the losing side. He started his own business in 1974, and bridge
became secondary to work, still playing occasionally with David. On retirement in 2017,
he moved to Jersey, further distancing the partnership - until Covid struck. The move
to on-line format allowed constant contact, the only obstacles being golf and gardening,
and as a result he is back at the bridge table - much to the delight of his wife who now
gets the TV to herself.Harry Smith & Roy Bennett Harry played in the original Senior Camrose in 2008. This is his fifth appearance in what is now the Teltscher, and the third partnering Roy Bennett. He has also played twice in the Scottish Senior Team in the European Championships and has a Bronze Medal as the npc of the Scottish Senior Team in the European Championships of 2012. He was also npc of that team in the D’Orsi trophy World Championships the following year when the team came a very creditable 4 th=, and he went on to captain the Scottish Women’s team in the European Championships of 2014. The 2013 World Championships in Bali started a new career for him, when he and Alex Adamson collaborated in the writing of Scotland’s Senior Moment, published in 2014. He and Alex have since produced three further books injecting humour as well as thorough hand analysis into the game with If I Only Had A Heart (2016), Bridge Over The Rainbow (2019), and Double, Double, Toil and Trouble (2020). Harry is a retired actuary, and lives with his wife, Alison, in Scone near Perth. His daughter lives in Broughty ferry and his twin sons in Idaho and Rio De Janeiro respectively. Roy - I am Roy Bennett, John Mclarens “mad doctor” I have now been playing bridge for well over 60 years and still make the same mistakes as I did in my 20s only more of them. Getting a bit tired of being the oldest member of any team I play in! Played quite a lot of Camrose but only won it once! My main claim to fame was in my VERY first board in Camrose going down in a dreadful slam even when Mike Hirst led the only card which made it stiff. After an international career involving playing with quite a few “interesting” partners I have now settled down and playing seniors with Harry Smith (only a youngster compared to myself) and really enjoying the game once more. He shouts at me much less than pretty well any of the last lot - all of whom will remain nameless. Anne Perkins NPC Anne - I have no bridge claim-to-fame whatsoever other than when a previous President of the SBU cajoled me into taking on the role of Chair of the International Committee because no one else was daft enough to do it. That was 10+ years ago, and despite my best efforts, I’ve not yet managed to get myself removed from the position. Previously I’ve been NPC for our Senior team on several occasions both in this event and at the Europeans, and was NPC for the Online European Open team and the Camrose this year, and about to be in Madeira also after they had no success finding anyone else for that. Away from the bridge table I enjoy reading, knitting, walking and working through my bucket list of holiday destinations. The latter has not been shortened in the last 2 and a bit years.
England
Patrick Shields & Richard Chamberlain; Gary Hyett & John Holland;
Malcolm Pryor & David Kendrick; NPC David Jones
Patrick Shields & Richard Chamberlain
Patrick learned the rudiments of the game as he grew up in Scotland
but only got fully hooked when studying in Wales in his twenties. He
went on to play bridge for Wales (including in this event with Patrick
Jourdain, twice) but now lives in Cheltenham in England and this is his
third outing representing English Seniors. He retired over five years ago
but has had a full time job in the past two years playing in and organising
online bridge events, and is involved in bridge administration at the club, county,
regional and national level. His successes include being part of the winning Welsh
Camrose team in 2011.
Although Richard lives in an Oxfordshire village under the Uffington
White Horse, he has been a regular representing Cheltenham and
Gloucestershire for over 40 years. This has included victories in the
Tollemache, Pachabo and Garden Cities. Outside of bridge, Richard is a
keen golfer and hillwalker, umpires in the Oxfordshire Cricket league and
has compiled numerical and word crosswords under the pseudonym
Hedgehog. This is Richard’s second appearance in the Teltscher Trophy.
Gary Hyett & John Holland
Gary is 69 and lives in South Manchester with his wife Pam. He has two
children and two grand children. He is now retired after working in
Software Engineering for both the military and civil disciplines. The final
part of his career was working as a consultant for (then) Highways Agency
specializing in data communications relating to the English and Welsh
motorways.
Having learned to play bridge in the 1970’s at Manchester University, where he first
met his current partner John Holland, he has represented England many times in past
Camrose events. This is his first appearance as a senior. The peak of his career was in
1999 when he won the Gold Cup and represented Great Britain at the European
Championships in Malta.
John is a Manchester-based bridge professional. He played for the England
Open team in 2006 and 2008 with John Armstrong. He had an extremely
successful partnership with his late wife, Michelle Brunner, playing together
in four Camrose teams. At senior level he has won two World
Championships, in 2009 and 2010, plus a European Championship in 2014
partnering Gunnar Hallberg. He was in the team that won the Gold Cup in
2015.Malcolm Pryor & David Kendrick Malcolm Pryor has represented England in Seniors events on several occasions. He was a member of the team which won the Silver Medal in the 2019 World Championships held in Wuhan, China. He plays much of his bridge with his wife Karen, they have moved house to Devon. He is the author of several books on trading and is a keen golfer. David, 73, first played in the Junior Camrose in 1973. He has been on the fringe of the international team ever since. Since he unloaded most of his business interests, and his children have grown and flown, he is a more frequent member of England Seniors' teams. He is promiscuous in his choice of partners for the Senior Camrose. David is playing this weekend with Malcolm Pryor. His previous partners have been Roger Gibbons, Brian Senior, Tony Forrester, Norman Selway, John Holland and he apologises to those whose names temporarily escape him. David Jones NPC David - I have captained the England Senior team at both the European and World Championships in Ostend and Wuhan in 2018 and 2019 and also acted as coach to the England Open team in Poland in 2016. At the table I have won a number of English National events.
MATCH RECORD
Northern
NIBU England Scotland Ireland Wales Total
Ireland
NI
NIBU
Engla
nd
Scotla
nd
Irelan
d
WalesInternational Match Point Scale
Points difference IMPs Points difference IMPs
0 - 10 = 0 750 - 890 = 13
20 - 40 = 1 900 - 1090 = 14
50 - 80 = 2 1100 - 1290 = 15
90 - 120 = 3 1300 - 1490 = 16
130 - 160 = 4 1500 - 1740 = 17
170 - 210 = 5 1750 - 1990 = 18
220 - 260 = 6 2000 - 2240 = 19
270 - 310 = 7 2250 - 2490 = 20
320 - 360 = 8 2500 - 2990 = 21
370 - 420 = 9 3000 - 3490 = 22
430 - 490 = 10 3500 - 3990 = 23
500 - 590 = 11 4000 and above = 24
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